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I think it was merely their software messing up, but THEY REFUSED MY APPEAL.
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There are said to be 112 ways to transcend.
Who said? How about Lord Shiva?
Here’s a nice list of them

Even a little attention upon that list will dent your spiritual pride.
Why? Because most folks won’t know how to follow the instructions.
Why? Because most folks are not able to sustain a subtle state of mind.

Proof? Pick any topic. Pick your favorite.
Now, see if you can think ten uninterrupted thoughts in a row about that topic.
Can’t. Your attention will fall upon tons of other parts of your “operations.”
— All the reports from the senses
— Memories
— Dreamlike fragments
— Desires
— Emotions
— Other topics etc.

To transcend, all mentality must be left unattended.
A true leaping out of the “owner’s box” is actually required.

What to do?

First, we allow the mind to train itself on how to get quieter.
Most folks’ minds need a lot of practice to hone this skill,
Days, weeks, months, years, decades, multiple incarnations?
Whatever it takes, right?
THEN any of Lord Shiva’s techniques will work.

When we’re able to be quietly conscious, transcending is automatic.
Suddenly.
Irrevocably.
Then you’re out of the person business.
Get this, go figure, you’ll be in a state of neo-ignorance.
Ignoring existence itself — how?
Like you’re ignoring your left elbow right now.

See? You already have this skill very close to perfection.
If you get to your quietest level, you’ll espy true identity — your silent self.
Instead of saying “It’s my mind,” you’ll know, “Aha! I am a witness of ‘a’ mind.”
Then “a” mind will no longer be able to allure you into false identifications.
Self’s silence will never be unknown again.

If you want to try out Lord Shiva’s techniques right away — go for it.
But hey, there’s bad news, and everyone denies it.
This is Kali Yuga — every mind is a jangle-fied flurry.
You’ll probably have to come back to basics to finish getting jiggy with stillness.

It’s right there, ya know? Your thinking addiction.
This requires a twelve trillion step program. Not kidding. Okay kidding.
We close the eyes and see how much the mind calms down.
We abide with the mind’s antics and favor silence.
“Favor silence” means sink into peace like its your pillow.
Titch by titch, we see the mind reduce activity.
Gradually the mind falls in love with silence.

No intellectual clarity, no emotional welling up required.
If you’re asked, “Are you here?” you say one word: “Yes.”
See? Everyone affirms inner identity without adding conditionals.
You can thoughtlessly sleep at night — that’s maximum quiescence.
Just got to attend that purity without losing alertness.
Then you and Lord Shiva will overlap being upon being.

So. we close the eyes and lean into it.
Even some success can obviate great fears.
And that’s reason aplenty though it’s merely “for starters.”

Enlightenment is when ordinary life continues, but all problems are insignificant.
How insignificant?
Imagine that you
— are out of work.
— and months behind in paying your bills.
— with collectors dunning you.
— and your car’s tranny went out yesterday
— and you can’t look your spouse in the eye
— and now your landlord is pounding on your door for unpaid rent.

HOW COULD ENLIGHTENMENT SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS?

First let’s admit that all those money problems can be solved if you win the lottery.
But don’t miss the lesson.
If you win the lottery, YOU WILL WELCOME YOUR LANDLORD INTO YOUR HOME.

“Mr. Biggiebucks, glad to see you. The Lord has blessed me. I won the lottery.
“Here’s my winning ticket, see? I have my money problems solved NOW.
“Yeah I still need to get the cash etc. BUT I’M AS HAPPY AS POSSIBLE NOW.
“So, rejoice! Because I have this solution, your arrival makes it all the sweeter.”

When enlightenment dawns, ALL possible problems are seen being handled.
The yogi knows that God will suss it all correctly.
The yogi witnesses solely.
All actions will be decided by the laws of karma.

If you can think a thought, you can not think a thought.
It’s easy. It’s fun. It works. Just gotta put in the time.
We find silence also increasing outside of meditation.
And when that outer silence is complete, brace for divine impact.
Everything turns into God.